MacGyver

Here's a mod saying let's try not to take things personally or make them personal. No need for that. I've been thinking about a parallel to this - not quite the same, but very similar - what about armed guards in banks. There are plenty of those who have been targeted first thing in a robbery. Seems like it should apply should it not?

Little known fact - that's how Harry Houdini died.

Man, I'm sorry to hear this update. We'll keep you guys in our prayers.

I go for the brisket burrito at Baja Burrito. Seriously good.

Nice SAR-6!

There have been some good threads on this over the years, including comments from some members here who are attorneys. Feel free to search them out. Here's one: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/handgun-carry-self-defense/200-calling-lawyer-after-self-defense-situation.html

I really like the Leupold Acadia 10x42's I got recently - around $220? Make sure that you at least look through a decent set of binoculars before you select a pair. Just like scopes, there really is a difference. I think the biggest thing other than the optical quality of the glass is making sure you match up the magnification with acceptable brightness - mainly coming from the objective size. My 10x42s are roughly twice as bright as a pair of 10x25s. To get the same bright image, you would have to step down to a 5x magnification. Same thing going up the scale. If I increased my magnification to 20x, but still kept the 42mm objective, I would lose half of my brightness. Other than expecting a $15 set of Bushness 6x24s to have as good an image as a good pair, I think this is the biggest trade off people unknowingly make. We all want magnification, but that highly magnified image is worthless unless you've got enough brightness to make it out.

That's cool.

Tim's character is one of my favorites on the show. The scene last season where he was on the stakeout with Raylan and is talking about the "stories" that they create as snipers, and then relaying the story he created for a particular suspect later in the episode is one of my favorites of the series.

Well...though I post this with minor hesitation, Howesknifeshop.com, Dale at The-Knife-Connection and Knifeworks.com have both posted getting their first shipments of the production models. If you preordered through one of them, I expect you've already gotten a notice to complete your order. No word from Tom at Chestnut Ridge, yet, so I may be waiting a bit more.

Man, I'm sorry to hear that David. We'll continue to keep him and your family in our prayers.

Good to hear. We'll continue to keep her in out prayers.

I love my 700 Police LTR in .308

Gone for the 2nd time. Maybe he'll get the message this time.

That's really nice, Glynn. I really like those M1 style stocks, and have had great experience with E. Aurthur Brown Co.

That looks great!

I've always thought that blade has a beautiful profile.

I've said before, and still believe that the Dow will see 5,000 before it sees 15,000. Don't forget that as lending rules got looser and looser, significantly more 3/1 ARMS were written in 2008 than in the previous years. It's now 2011, and it's time for them to convert. Oh, but wait...it's harder to get a mortgage now. From my chair, I see multiple single point events that could precipitate a crash that would make 2008 seem mild. The Feds have used all their ammo paying off their friends. We've got very little left to fight another round. Of course, we could just let the market sort it out. However you look at it, we're going to collectively pay the consequences of these decisions.

There have been a couple of precedents for this when judges in foreclosure cases have asked to see the original loan documents and the loan holder wasn't able to produce them. Many mortgages transferred hands so many times, that it's questionable if the original document the loan holder signed still exists - even though it's supposed to legally. I think there are two ramificaitons of this. One, like was said above, it will cause many banks to fail. I'm not sure that getting some of them out of the pool is such a bad thing. The potentially bigger effect in my mind is that it continues to weigh the economy down due to "mortgage owners" who are unable to get non-paying mortgages and the underlying assets off of their books and back onto the market. Mind you, this may all really be moot, as it's all smoke and mirrors anyway. Try and name three things that are different in the underlying fundamentals of the economy today than were present in September 2008. There's been a lot of money moved and changing hands, but nothing has really changed.

Nice review. Thanks.

That's sweet.

His autobiography is a great read. You come away thinking they don't make people like that anymore.

If you're in Nashville, you're welcome to check out mine. I've got a RC-5, a RC-3-MIL and a H.E.S.T.

Done. Eveyone's good in my book. As a general rule, I'm willing to back up any decision I make as a moderator.

Indeed. She will be in our prayer, specifically.